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#1 2008-09-15 07:26:46

azw

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Registered: 2007-01-29

Posts: 279

Problem with txp:php and a switch already returning the default value

I have a custom field “doc_type” that has values like “Annual Unit Report” and “Monthly Unit Report”.
When I use a switch on a txp form template, the value returned is always the default.

Here’s the code:

<txp:php>

      $doc_type = "<txp:custom_field name="doc_type" />";

      switch ($doc_type)
      {
        case "Annual Unit Report":
          $icn = 'purple';
          echo "color, doc_type: " . $icn . ",  " . $doc_type;
          break;
      case "Monthly Unit Report":
          $icn = 'blue';
          echo "color, doc_type: " . $icn . ",  " . $doc_type;
          break;
      case "Weekly Bulletin":
          $icn = 'green';
          echo "color, doc_type: " . $icn . ",  " . $doc_type;
          break;
      case "Daily Situation Summary":
          $icn = 'yellow';
          echo "color, doc_type: " . $icn . ",  " . $doc_type;
          break;
      case "Daily War Room Journal":
          $icn = 'orange';
          echo "color, doc_type: " . $icn . ",  " . $doc_type;
          break;
      case "Daily Newsletter":
          $icn = 'red';
          echo "color, doc_type: " . $icn . ",  " . $doc_type;
          break;
      default:
          $icn = 'white';
          echo "color, doc_type: " . $icn . ",  " . $doc_type;
          break;
      }
    </txp:php>

I’ve got the same problem with an if/elseif sequence:

    <txp:php>

      $doc_type = "<txp:custom_field name="doc_type" />";

      if ($doc_type == 'Annual Unit Report')
      {
        $icn = 'purple';
         echo "color, doc_type: " . $icn . ",  " . $doc_type;
      }
      elseif (doc_type == 'Monthly Unit Report')
      {
          $icn = 'blue';
          echo "color, doc_type: " . $icn . ",  " . $doc_type;
      }
      elseif (doc_type == 'Weekly Bulletin')
      {
          $icn = 'green';
          echo "color, doc_type: " . $icn . ",  " . $doc_type;
      }
      elseif (doc_type == 'Daily Situation Summary')
      {
          $icn = 'yellow';
          echo "color, doc_type: " . $icn . ",  " . $doc_type;
      }
      elseif (doc_type == 'Daily War Room Journal')
      {
          $icn = 'orange';
          echo "color, doc_type: " . $icn . ",  " . $doc_type;
      }
      elseif (doc_type == 'Daily Newsletter')
      {
          $icn = 'red';
          echo "color, doc_type: " . $icn . ",  " . $doc_type;
      }
      else
      {
          $icn = 'white';
          echo "color, doc_type: " . $icn . ",  " . $doc_type;
      }
    </txp:php>

This code always echoes: “color, doc_type: white, …” (and whatever the doc_type is). It has the correct value for doc_type, but never has anything but white for $icn.

This must be simple problem. What am I doing wrong?

#2 2008-09-15 07:52:03

wet

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From: Schoerfling, Austria

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Re: Problem with txp:php and a switch already returning the default value

Try $doc_type = parse('<txp:custom_field name="doc_type" />');

#3 2008-09-15 07:52:20

Dragondz

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From: Algérie

Registered: 2005-06-12

Posts: 1,538

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Re: Problem with txp:php and a switch already returning the default value

Hi

Your error is in <txp:custom_field name=“doc_type” />

To call a txp function under txp:php you must use without a txp part :

$doc_type = custom_field (array(
   'name' => 'doc_type'
));

Should work

NB: Wet is quicker and his solution is more elegant (he he it s a txp dev ;) )

Last edited by Dragondz (2008-09-15 07:53:14)

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#4 2008-09-15 07:54:02

Gocom

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From: Helsinki, Finland

Registered: 2006-07-14

Posts: 4,533

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Re: Problem with txp:php and a switch already returning the default value

Change the tag <txp:custom_field name="doc_type" />, to it’s respective function. So we get custom_field(array('name' => 'doc_type')).

Edit. Dang, wet and Dragon were faster :P

Last edited by Gocom (2008-09-15 07:55:15)

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#5 2008-09-15 08:06:10

azw

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Registered: 2007-01-29

Posts: 279

Re: Problem with txp:php and a switch already returning the default value

Wow. Three good answers in less than 1/2 hour! I struggled for hours!

Thanks to you all!

#6 2008-09-15 09:23:51

Dragondz

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From: Algérie

Registered: 2005-06-12

Posts: 1,538

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Re: Problem with txp:php and a switch already returning the default value

azw a écrit:

Wow. Three good answers in less than 1/2 hour! I struggled for hours!

Trying for hours make you learn better ;)

Cheers

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#7 2008-09-15 13:33:43

azw

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Registered: 2007-01-29

Posts: 279

Re: Problem with txp:php and a switch already returning the default value

And sleep less….